Sinan Cebenoyan received his Ph.D. in Finance from New York University in 1986, his B.A. and M.A. in Economics from Bogazici University (former Robert College) in Istanbul, Turkey in 1976 and 1978 respectively.

He is a professor of Finance at Hofstra University(http://www.hofstra.edu), and occasionally teaches at Stern School of Business, NYU.    He also is a visiting faculty member at ALBA (Athens Laboratory of Business Administration, http://www.alba.edu.gr), in Athens, Greece.    Before coming (back) to Hofstra, Cebenoyan taught at NYU, the University of Baltimore, Fordham University, SUNY at New Paltz, and Hofstra University.    At these institutions he taught a wide variety of courses in finance and economics.    He specializes in Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions, and Emerging Markets.    His publications appeared in the Review of Economics and Statistics, Financial Management, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Services Research, Financial Review, Global Finance Journal, and the Real Estate Economics(former AREUEA journal).   He has also worked as a referee for a number of finance journals.    Cebenoyan's work on 'efficiencies in banking', and on 'foreign direct investment' have been cited extensively in leading academic journals in banking and finance.  He is an active member of various academic associations.

In 1998, at the University of Baltimore, Cebenoyan made it to the "Top Ten" faculty based on teaching evaluations, and in 1997, he was awarded the "Merrick Teaching Stipend for Outstanding Contributions in Teaching".   At the University of Baltimore Cebenoyan has chaired the Department of Economics and Finance from June1993 to June1997.

In 1996 Parris N. Glendening, Governor of the State of Maryland, appointed Cebenoyan to the State Banking Board for a term expiring in July 1, 2000.